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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MISS JESSY LEWARS, by ROBERT BURNS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thine be the volumes, jessy fair Last Line: So prays thy faithful friend, the bard. Subject(s): Books; Gifts & Giving; Reading | |||
Thine be the volumes, Jessy fair, And with them take the Poet's prayer, That Fate may, in her fairest page, With ev'ry kindliest, best presage Of future bliss, enroll thy name: With native worth and spotless fame, And wakeful caution, still aware Of ill -- but chief, Man's felon snare; All blameless joys on earth we find, And all the treasures of the mind -- These be thy guardian and reward; So prays thy faithful friend, the Bard. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONNETS: 1 by DAVID LEHMAN THE ILLUSTRATION?ÇÖA FOOTNOTE by DENISE LEVERTOV FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL POETRY MACHINES by CATE MARVIN LENDING LIBRARY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY A BARD'S EPITAPH by ROBERT BURNS A POET'S WELCOME TO HIS LOVE-BEGOTTEN DAUGHTER by ROBERT BURNS |
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